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green aurora shoots up into a purple and violet sky spangled with stars. There are silhouetted mountains in the foreground.

Science & Tech

How wildfires are threatening astronomy

As smoke veils our skies, what happens to our connection with the cosmos?

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Mapping

Ininiw Acakosuk: the Cree stars

Tracking 16 Ininiw constellations and their narratives across the night sky

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Travel

Under a sea of stars

A guide to the annual Jasper Dark Sky Festival — and what you can learn when you gaze skywards.

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A starlit scene in Banff National Park, part of the Skyglow project

Travel

New multimedia project reveals the beauty of the unpolluted night sky

The Skyglow Project is the result of a three-year journey across North America to photograph the stars, raising awareness of the problem of light pollution

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